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Used GPU Potential Red Flags

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I am looking at a 3070 on eBay and it’s a good price and is a card that I love the looks of, but in the description it says it was used for mining for a year and had its fans replaced proactively (it is clearly part of a batch of gpus that all had their fans replaced). Is that a major red flag or no?

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I mean, my 3070 was an ex mining card and it's been working great with no problems but there's always a risk when you buy used regardless of how well it has been taken care of.

 

That said - mining does wear out fans quite often due to their constant operation so it makes sense that the seller would preemptively replace it. Maybe a bit paranoid as it's only been a year but I'd probably consider that a good thing tbf.

 

Does the seller take returns or is it marked as "for parts only"?

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The seller doesn’t take returns but it isn’t marked as for parts. Here is the link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/145099757167?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=xwyfffm9sxg&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

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